Sociodemographic predictors of hypertensive crisis in the hospitalized population in the United States.

Introduction: Hypertensive crisis (HC) encompasses hypertensive emergencies (HE) and urgencies (HU).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the 2016-2020 National Inpatient Sample was conducted, and all hospitalizations for HC were identified with their ICD-10 codes. A probability estimation of outcomes was calculated by performing multivariable logistic regression analysis, which took confounders into account.

Polymyositis/dermatomyositis readmissions: analysis of the nationwide readmission database.

Background: There is a scarcity of national population-based studies on polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM) readmissions in the USA. In this study, we aim to describe the rates, reasons for readmissions, and characteristics of readmissions for adults hospitalized for PM/DM in the USA.

Methods: We analyzed the 2018 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD).

Analysis of Emergency Department Visits by Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis: A National Population-Based Study.

Background There is scarcity of national level data on the reasons for Emergency Department (ED) presentation among patients with Giant cell arteritis (GCA) in the United States. This study aims to outline the most common reasons for ED presentation among these patients, and the baseline characteristics and outcomes of ED visits principally for GCA.  Materials and methods We obtained data from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) 2018 database.

Longitudinal Trends of Hospitalizations for Giant Cell Arteritis: A 21-Year Longitudinal National Population-Based Study.

Background Long-term longitudinal studies on giant cell arteritis (GCA) hospitalizations are limited. Here we aim to fill gaps in knowledge by analyzing longitudinal trends of GCA hospitalizations over the last two decades in the United States (U.S.